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TV Providers Say Rogers’ Monday Hockey Move Inflates Prices, ‘Erodes’ Sports Viewing
Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel say the change is inflating fan bills and ask the regulator to order free distribution for parity.
- On Tuesday, Cogeco Inc., Eastlink, and SaskTel filed a complaint with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of anti-competitive practices by moving Monday night hockey broadcasts exclusively to Sportsnet Plus.
- Rogers charges a $13 monthly surcharge for access to Monday night games on other platforms, while offering the same content for free to its own subscribers, the providers alleged.
- The complaint alleges the package "directly imposes an artificial price inflation on Canadian sports fans" and is "deliberately degrading the user experience on other distributors' platforms" to undermine retail competition.
- Rival providers are asking the CRTC to order Rogers to immediately offer the content to independent companies for distribution to their customers for free, "ensuring parity" with Rogers' current offering.
- Complainants cite broader concerns over Rogers' unprecedented dominance of the Canadian sports landscape, including its 100% ownership of the Toronto Blue Jays and controlling interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment under its $11-billion, 12-year national TV rights deal.
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The Toronto Star+6 Reposted by 6 other sources
TV providers say Rogers’ Monday hockey move inflates prices, ‘erodes’ sports viewing
TORONTO - A trio of television providers are accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of violating competition rules and inflating Canadian sports fans' bills by moving Monday night hockey broadcasts exclusively to
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Winnipeg Free Press+7 Reposted by 7 other sources
TV providers say Rogers' Monday hockey move inflates prices, 'erodes' sports viewing
TORONTO - A trio of television providers are accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of violating competition rules and inflating Canadian sports fans' bills by moving Monday night hockey broadcasts exclusively to its Sportsnet Plus streaming service for this NHL season.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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